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CH 52 ONCE UPON

Fairy tales, silhouette and puppet animation.

Family: Animation Rating: ALL

About CH 52 ONCE UPON

Fairy tales, silhouette and puppet animation. Streaming 24 hours a day, synchronized to the second across all viewers worldwide.

Featured Programming & Film Lineup

The following films and shorts broadcast on CH 52 ONCE UPON:

Mary & Gretel (1917)

Two girls wander a surreal forest of bowling dwarfs, a tipsy rabbit and Rip Van Winkle in this early American animated fable.

Next Showing CH 52 ONCE UPON: Today at 1:34 AM UTC • Tomorrow at 7:06 AM UTC • Tomorrow at 9:38 PM UTC
Also scheduled on: 50:INKWELL, 54:SQUIGGLE

[Golden Gate International Exposition Marionettes] (1930)

Silent footage of marionette shows from San Francisco's Golden Gate International Exposition, by turns charming and very strange.

Next Showing CH 52 ONCE UPON: Today at 3:03 AM UTC • Tomorrow at 8:35 AM UTC • Tomorrow at 11:07 PM UTC
Also scheduled on: 23:MUSTER, 40:TUMBLEWEED, 54:SQUIGGLE, 80:EXTRA EXTRA, 81:HALL PASS, 82:SMOKESTACK, 85:FAMILY REEL, 86:POSTCARD, 87:HABITAT, 88:WORKBENCH, 201:HOLIDAZE

The enchanted drawing (2023)

A cartoonist sketches a comical elderly gentleman, then draws a bottle of wine. Early trick film magic with pen and paper.

Next Showing CH 52 ONCE UPON: Today at 3:08 AM UTC • Tomorrow at 8:40 AM UTC • Tomorrow at 11:12 PM UTC
Also scheduled on: 54:SQUIGGLE, 73:CALL NUMBER

Jerry pulls the strings (1938)

Marionettes tell the story of coffee, from Kaldi and his goats to a ballet dance and industrial processing. A 1938 puppet promo.

Next Showing CH 52 ONCE UPON: Tomorrow at 4:27 AM UTC • Tomorrow at 9:59 AM UTC • Tomorrow at 12:31 AM UTC
Also scheduled on: 54:SQUIGGLE, 81:HALL PASS, 82:SMOKESTACK

The first circus (1921)

Cavemen and women flock to the Stonehenge Circus, where a dinosaur doubles as trampoline and tightrope. A 1921 silent cartoon.

Next Showing CH 52 ONCE UPON: Tomorrow at 5:22 AM UTC • Tomorrow at 10:54 AM UTC • Tomorrow at 1:26 AM UTC
Also scheduled on: 50:INKWELL, 54:SQUIGGLE, 87:HABITAT

Fun in a bakery shop (1902)

A baker flings dough at a make-believe rat and the kitchen chaos takes off. Edwin S. Porter's trick-film comedy.

Next Showing CH 52 ONCE UPON: Today at 4:55 PM UTC • Tomorrow at 12:59 PM UTC • Tomorrow at 3:32 AM UTC
Also scheduled on: 10:PRATFALL, 54:SQUIGGLE, 70:FLICKER

Green Pastures (1926)

Mud animation from San Francisco pioneer Joseph Sunn, part of the Ralph Wolfe's Mud Stuff series. Stop-motion made from earth.

Next Showing CH 52 ONCE UPON: Today at 6:01 PM UTC • Tomorrow at 2:06 PM UTC • Mon, Nov 2 at 4:38 AM UTC
Also scheduled on: 50:INKWELL, 54:SQUIGGLE, 74:INTERTITLE

Penwiper, The (1926)

Mud animation from San Francisco pioneer Joseph Sunn, from the Ralph Wolfe's Mud Stuff series. Stop-motion with a squishy touch.

Next Showing CH 52 ONCE UPON: Today at 6:40 PM UTC • Tomorrow at 2:44 PM UTC • Mon, Nov 2 at 5:17 AM UTC
Also scheduled on: 50:INKWELL, 54:SQUIGGLE, 74:INTERTITLE

So this is Eden (1925)

An animated prologue about Adam and Eve leads into a married couple's housework woes. A 1925 silent comedy with a vacuum cleaner in a leading role.

Next Showing CH 52 ONCE UPON: Today at 7:01 PM UTC • Tomorrow at 3:06 PM UTC • Mon, Nov 2 at 5:38 AM UTC
Also scheduled on: 50:INKWELL, 54:SQUIGGLE, 82:SMOKESTACK

The sculptors nightmare (1908)

Political club members bribe a sculptor to carve their favorite bust, and he spends the money on dinner. A 1908 stop-motion caricature, full of period politics.

Next Showing CH 52 ONCE UPON: Today at 8:59 PM UTC • Tomorrow at 5:04 PM UTC • Mon, Nov 2 at 7:36 AM UTC
Also scheduled on: 50:INKWELL, 54:SQUIGGLE, 70:FLICKER

Adventure in Telezonia (1949)

Bobby loses his dog and finds him in Telezonia, where residents teach him directory assistance, party lines and phone manners. Puppets, 1949.

Next Showing CH 52 ONCE UPON: Today at 9:45 PM UTC • Tomorrow at 5:49 PM UTC • Mon, Nov 2 at 8:21 AM UTC
Also scheduled on: 16:HEARTH, 54:SQUIGGLE, 81:HALL PASS

Muto (2008)

Street artist Blu paints an animation across city walls, frame by frame, as creatures crawl, split and morph through the streets.

Next Showing CH 52 ONCE UPON: Today at 1:03 AM UTC • Tomorrow at 9:08 PM UTC • Mon, Nov 2 at 11:40 AM UTC
Also scheduled on: 53:KEYFRAME, 54:SQUIGGLE

Rubiks Cube (2013)

A Rubik's Cube clip from the Saint Paul Neighborhood Network, a community media channel.

Next Showing CH 52 ONCE UPON: Today at 1:11 AM UTC • Tomorrow at 9:15 PM UTC • Mon, Nov 2 at 11:47 AM UTC
Also scheduled on: 53:KEYFRAME, 54:SQUIGGLE, 82:SMOKESTACK

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